Former French prime minister Michel Barnier has sailed through the first round of a high-profile by-election in Paris, emerging as the clear frontrunner to retake a long-time conservative stronghold.

Sir Keir Starmer has wished Michel Barnier "all the best" after the former Brexit negotiator was named France’s new prime minister. The announcement came on Thursday after more than 50 days of a ...

File - Michel Barnier, supporter of conservative presidential candidate Valerie Pecresse speaks during a campaign rally on Feb. 13, 2022 in Paris. President Emmanuel Macron named the former EU Brexit ...

After two months of political deadlock, French President Emmanuel Macron finally named his new prime minister, Michel Barnier. The former Brexit negotiator's nomination follows weeks of political ...

Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne provides funding as a member of The Conversation FR. For Frédéric Sawicki, professor of political science at the University of Paris 1, the appointment of Michel ...

France's far-right and left-wing lawmakers joined together to vote Wednesday a no-confidence motion prompted by budget disputes that forces Prime Minister Michel Barnier to resign. The National ...

The former prime minister and right-wing Les Républicains candidate holds a strong lead in the 2nd constituency of the French capital and will face Socialist Frédérique Bredin in the runoff.

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier was set to resign on Thursday after far-right and leftist lawmakers voted to topple his government, plunging the euro zone’s second-largest economy deeper into ...

PARIS, Sept 5 (Reuters) - After making his name negotiating Brexit, one of the messiest muddles Brussels has faced in recent years, French Prime Minister Michel Barnier now faces an equally daunting ...

With an increasingly polarized French parliament, the French National Assembly recently convened as opposition lawmakers from both ends of the political spectrum united to oust Prime Minister Michel ...

President Emmanuel Macron named EU former Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as France’s new prime minister on Thursday after more than 50 days of caretaker government. The appointment of the ...

The French government is widely expected to collapse this week after far-right and leftist opposition parties both filed motions of no confidence against Prime Minister Michel Barnier Monday. Barnier, ...